Pollutants That Replicate: Xenogenetic DNAs

• Autores: M.R. Gillings, M. Westoby, T.M. Ghaly
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 26, Nº. 12, 2018, págs. 975-977
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Pollution is the dissemination of material that has harmful effects. Mobile DNA elements and antibiotic-resistance genes are being disseminated into the environment via human activity, and are increasingly being viewed as serious pollutants. These pollutants differ from conventional contaminants in important ways: they can replicate, and they can evolve